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In praise of… Lewis and Harris | Editorialhttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/20/in-praise-of-lewis-and-harris
Europe's best island is Lewis and Harris. And why not? Its raw, wild beauty is spectacular<p>Forget second-place Naxos. Ignore Capri, an also-ran. According to a <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/feb/19/scottish-island-lewis-harris-best-world-tripadvisor" title="">TripAdvisor survey</a>, Europe's best island is Lewis and Harris. Fifth best in the world, too, ahead of Easter Island and Ko Tao. And why not? The raw, wild beauty of Lewis and Harris is spectacular. Wild flowers stretch across the machair, golden eagles are a common sight overhead, and it is hard not to be moved by the prehistoric standing stones of <a href="http://www.isle-of-lewis.com/history/standing-stones.htm" title="">Callanish</a>. Perhaps the secret is that Lewis and Harris is not like any other part of Europe or even the UK. Strong, generous, often Gaelic-speaking communities survive there against the odds, with a fine natural diet, one of the healthiest in the western world. And nothing demonstrates the island's survival instinct better than the current <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-20819410" title="">Harris Tweed renaissance</a>. When the late <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/oct/12/guardianobituaries.labour" title="">Donald Dewar</a> asked an elderly woman in Uig on the west of Lewis if she felt remote, she floored him with her eloquent reply: &quot;Remote from where?&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/20/in-praise-of-lewis-and-harris">Continue reading...</a>TripadvisorTravel websitesTravelScotlandScotlandThu, 20 Feb 2014 23:19:50 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/20/in-praise-of-lewis-and-harrisEditorial2014-02-20T23:19:50ZTripAdvisor names Scottish island of Lewis and Harris among best in worldhttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/feb/19/scottish-island-lewis-harris-best-world-tripadvisor
Lewis and Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, has been ranked fifth best island in the world by TripAdvisor, as Scotland dominates lists with two more isles named in Europe's top 10<p>There are no palm trees and you won't find a beachside cocktail bar but the Scottish island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides has beaten off competition from tropical rivals to be voted among the top five islands in the world.</p><p>The island, which offers its visitors everything from rugged peaks to sweeping golden beaches, was ranked fifth best island in the world in the TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice Awards, ahead of the likes of tropical paradise Ko Tao in Thailand and famous <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/feb/10/easter-island-new-hotel-tour" title="">Easter Island</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/feb/19/scottish-island-lewis-harris-best-world-tripadvisor">Continue reading...</a>ScotlandTravel websitesTripadvisorUnited KingdomEuropeTravelWed, 19 Feb 2014 12:46:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/feb/19/scottish-island-lewis-harris-best-world-tripadvisorAlex Robinson/info@awl-images.comA couple walk along the beach on the island of Ambergris Caye, Belize. Photograph: Alex Robinson/info@awl-images.comAlamyThe beautiful sandy beach of Huisinish on Lewis and Harris. Photograph: AlamyAlamyThe beautiful sandy beach of Huisinish, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland Photograph: AlamyWill Coldwell2014-02-19T12:46:00ZBritain still best at B&amp;Bshttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2011/jan/19/tripadvisor-bed-and-breakfast-england
Our B&amp;Bs are the best in the world, according to TripAdvisor. It's hardly surprising – we've had several hundred years of practice<p><a href="http://www.visitengland.com/" title="">VisitEngland</a>, the tourist information website, has somewhat overexcitedly announced that England &quot;offers the best B&amp;B accommodation on the planet&quot;. This claim comes on the back of TripAdvisor's annual <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/TravelersChoice-cInnsBB" title="">Travellers' Choice awards</a>, which were announced today. Five English properties made it into the list of the top 10 B&amp;Bs in the world. Number one was actually Scottish but, unsurprisingly perhaps, VisitEngland managed to gloss over that ...</p><p>So well done to <a href="http://www.saltcote.co.uk/" title="">Saltcote Place</a> in Rye, <a href="http://www.numberonebandb.co.uk/" title="">Number One B&amp;B</a> in Deal, <a href="http://www.riverside-at-ambleside.co.uk/" title="">Riverside</a> in the Lake District, <a href="http://www.crestonvilla.co.uk/" title="">Creston Villa</a> in Lincoln and <a href="http://www.thetwentyone.co.uk/" title="">The Twenty One</a> in Brighton. Not to mention <a href="http://www.theoldmanse-lochness.co.uk/" title="">The Old Manse</a> in Invermoriston, which actually won.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2011/jan/19/tripadvisor-bed-and-breakfast-england">Continue reading...</a>Bed and breakfastsHotelsTripadvisorTravel websitesTravelUnited KingdomScotlandWed, 19 Jan 2011 17:32:33 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2011/jan/19/tripadvisor-bed-and-breakfast-englandPublic DomainRiverside in the Lake District, TripAdvisor's fourth-placed B&BPublic DomainRiverside in the Lake DistrictRachel Dixon2011-01-19T17:32:33ZTripAdvisor users snub London hotelshttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/jan/20/tripadvisor-london-hotels
Yorkshire hotel voted best in UK in travel website's user survey<p>As it prepares to host the Olympics, London has suffered an embarrassing reverse in the world's most democratic hotel awards.</p><p>Not a single place in the capital makes it into the UK's top 25 places to stay, compiled on the basis of millions of speak-as-you-find entries on the TripAdvisor website.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/jan/20/tripadvisor-london-hotels">Continue reading...</a>TripadvisorHotelsLondonWalesScotlandTravel websitesTravelOlympic Games 2012UK newsOlympicsWed, 20 Jan 2010 11:16:18 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/jan/20/tripadvisor-london-hotelsPRRudding Park Hotel, Harrogate, was voted best hotel in the UK in TripAdvisor's 2010 poll.PRRudding Park Hotel, Harrogate, was voted best hotel in the UK in TripAdvisor's 2010 poll.Martin Wainwright2010-01-20T11:16:18ZScottish resort among top world destinationshttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/dec/20/nairn-world-top-travel-destinations
<p>The small seaside town of Nairn on the Moray firth has come second in TripAdvisor's list of the world's up-and-coming destinations for 2010, based on search activity and postings on the travel website. Nairn is said to enjoy one of the sunniest climates in Scotland, and be a &quot;perfect base&quot; for exploring the Highlands. It was beaten only by Troncones in Mexico, known for its miles of white sandy beaches, and was ahead of El Chalten in Patagonia. Charlton Heston, Burt Lancaster and Charlie Chaplin are said to have visited the town, now the home of Oscar winner Tilda Swinton.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/dec/20/nairn-world-top-travel-destinations">Continue reading...</a>ScotlandScotlandTravelUK newsMexicoMexicoWorld newsTripadvisorAmericasSun, 20 Dec 2009 22:44:28 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/dec/20/nairn-world-top-travel-destinationsPress Association2009-12-20T22:44:28Z